Leader, I Really Want to Improve!

Watching Fang Bai, who remained composed before him, Gao Wang felt a pang of frustration.

Damn it! I've run into a professional!

He was a student at the Martial Academy. To ordinary people, students like him were figures to be looked up to. However, only those within the academy knew that a strict set of laws governed them, the martial artists.

They were forbidden from attacking ordinary people!

Gao Wang stared at Fang Bai with a dark expression. "Don't get cocky! Even though I can't lay a hand on you, I have plenty of strength and means to deal with you!"

"Oh? You want to deal with my student? Try it?"

Just then, a grim voice rang out.

Fang Bai turned and smiled. "Old Qin, you off work?"

The newcomer was his homeroom teacher, Old Qin.

Seeing him, Shen Lin also became demure and greeted him politely. "Hello, Teacher Qin."

Old Qin glanced at Shen Lin, then his gaze fell on Gao Wang, his tone icy. "Is this the kind of trash the Martial Academy produces? Only picking on ordinary people?"

Gao Wang's face immediately soured. "Who the hell are you?! What right do you have to speak to me like that?!"

He was, after all, a student of the Martial Academy! How could he be lectured by a teacher from an ordinary middle school?

Fang Bai said indifferently, "Ahem... let me say a few words. The person standing before you is a veteran who retired from the battlefield. Yes, he was a Fourth-tier Wood Element Martial Artist."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Wang's face turned pale!

Holy crap! I've kicked a titanium alloy steel plate!

Old Qin glanced at Fang Bai, then looked at Gao Wang. "Go back to where you belong. If I see you again, you'll face the consequences!"

Gao Wang wiped the sweat from his brow and, dragging Shen Lin along, slunk away.

Old Qin looked at Fang Bai, annoyed. "When did you get yourself involved with someone from the Martial Academy?"

Fang Bai spread his hands. "Heaven and earth as my witness, Old Qin, I didn't do anything! They're probably just jealous of my incredibly handsome face and can't stand the sight of me. Alas! Being handsome is also a kind of trouble!"

Old Qin's mouth twitched. "Cut the crap! Come with me!"

Without waiting for Fang Bai's reaction, he turned and walked away.

Fang Bai blinked, then his eyes lit up, and he chuckled as he followed.

Soon, Old Qin brought Fang Bai to the Principal's office.

The Principal was a typical case of male pattern baldness, stout, and was currently sitting with a middle-aged man, drinking tea.

Old Qin knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Upon entering the office, Old Qin said to the Principal, "Principal, I've brought Fang Bai."

The Principal looked up, beckoned Fang Bai over, and said with a smile, "Come, Xiao Bai, sit."

Fang Bai was practically a regular here. After all, he consistently maintained the top spot in academics, and he was familiar with the Principal.

Fang Bai casually found a seat, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over the middle-aged man sitting opposite the Principal.

The man was dressed in a sharp black suit. The watch peeking from his cuff gleamed with a cold, hard metallic luster. He sat as straight as a pine tree, exuding an aura of imposing authority.

Not only that, but Fang Bai felt a suppressed power emanating from the man.

"Student Fang Bai, Old Qin has told me about your situation," the Principal said, picking up his teacup and taking a slow sip. "This gentleman here is Director Liu from the Modu Martial Academy's personnel department. He rushed over upon learning that our school had awakened a martial artist."

Fang Bai nodded politely. "Hello, Director Liu!"

Director Liu examined him with curiosity, then said, "Release your energy."

Fang Bai nodded, opened his palm, and with a thought, a ball of lightning appeared.

Director Liu stared at the ball of lightning for a long time before nodding. "Alright."

Fang Bai retracted his energy.

Director Liu said to the Principal, "This child has indeed awakened a Lightning Element Ability."

The Principal's expression shifted. "So, the Martial Academy's intention is..."

Director Liu said slowly, "The Martial Academy's enrollment for this year closed three months ago. In principle, we cannot accept anyone else."

The Principal and Old Qin visibly relaxed.

"?"

Fang Bai's lips twitched.

Wait, isn't this bad news? Why do you look so relieved?

Director Liu changed the subject and smiled. "However, I took a look at Fang Bai's file. His parents are currently guarding the human race on the 'Wall' and have made significant contributions. Therefore, we can make an exception."

"Really?!"

Fang Bai's face showed a flicker of excitement.

Director Liu smiled and nodded, "So the question now is, is student Fang Bai willing to join the Martial Academy?"

Immediately after, his smile vanished, and he said sternly, "You don't need to rush your answer, because this is indeed a very important decision! It's impossible to enjoy peace in the Martial Academy! The competition inside is brutal, the training is strict, and many people even die before graduation! In the future, you will also have to face the endless Beast Tides!"

"Of course, there are benefits. Becoming a martial artist allows you to do things ordinary people cannot, and enjoy benefits they cannot. In the eyes of ordinary people, you are like a god!"

"Do you want to live peacefully under the protection of your predecessors, within a comfortable safety zone, or do you want to fight on the front lines and face the test of death? You need to think carefully about this!"

Director Liu looked at Fang Bai meaningfully, "In this chaotic era, there are many geniuses, but few truly ruthless individuals. I have seen too many geniuses torn to shreds and die in the bellies of Demonic Beasts, and I have also seen many commoners carve out a path through the Beast Tides, one saber strike at a time."

"You might think martial artists are superior beings now, but if you stand on the 'wall,' you will deeply feel that martial artists are also like mere dust."

The office was silent, everyone waiting for Fang Bai's decision.

Fang Bai, however, asked a question, "I'd like to ask, after joining the Martial Academy, how long will it take to kill Demonic Beasts?"

"Ah?"

Director Liu and the others were stunned by his question.

Old Qin covered his forehead. This kid was obsessed with killing Demonic Beasts. He wondered what Demonic Beasts had done to him to make him so eager to send them on a pilgrimage.

Director Liu recovered and replied, "Theoretically, as long as a student's strength reaches the First-tier level, they can participate in actual combat. Currently, only second-year students possess such ability."

Fang Bai asked sincerely, "Then, if I join the Martial Academy, what grade will I be in?"

"Of course, you'll be in the first year."

"..."

Are they treating me like a primary school student?

"The Martial Academy has three grades in total. First-year students are newly awakened quasi-martial artists. After a year of tempering, they will have an assessment to advance to the second year."

"Those who fail the assessment will be held back. Upon reaching the second year, the academy will regularly distribute cultivation resources and open corresponding training grounds. To pass the assessment and become a third-year student, there is only one requirement: kill one hundred Demonic Beasts..."

"Slap!"

Fang Bai suddenly slapped his thigh, "Leader! Please send me directly to the front lines! I really want to improve!"

Everyone: "..."

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